The Twelver liturgical year as observed at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre, North Ipswich. Dates are established by moon sighting and each month is marked expected or confirmed.
These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
10 observances this month, mostly mourning
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Sep 30, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||||
2Oct 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 32, Rabi al-Awwal | 43, Rabi al-Awwal | 54Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 65, Rabi al-Awwal | 76Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 87Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 98Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 109Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1110, Rabi al-Awwal | 1211Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1312, Rabi al-Awwal | 1413, Rabi al-Awwal | 1514, Rabi al-Awwal |
1615, Rabi al-Awwal | 1716Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1817, Rabi al-Awwal | 1918, Rabi al-Awwal | 2019, Rabi al-Awwal | 2120, Rabi al-Awwal | 2221, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 2322Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2423, Rabi al-Awwal | 2524, Rabi al-Awwal | 2625, Rabi al-Awwal | 2726, Rabi al-Awwal | 2827, Rabi al-Awwal | 2928, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
29 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 29 September 2152
Friday 29 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 September)
5
4 Oct
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 4 October 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
6 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 6 October 2152
Friday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 October)
8
7 Oct
9
8 Oct
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 8 October 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
9 Oct
12
11 Oct
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 11 October 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal is the Twelver birth date; the 12th is the arrival in Medina
12
11 Oct
17
16 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 16 October 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
22 Oct
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 days
Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.